How can I watch Arsenal v Newcastle United?

When is the match?

Tuesday 7 January, 20:00 GMT

How can I follow the match live?

The match will be broadcast live in the UK on Sky Sports. Supporters in other countries can check their local EFL broadcaster schedule here.

Supporters can also listen to BBC Radio Newcastle commentary across newcastleunited.com and the Official Newcastle United App with a Newcastle United Account.

Our Match Centre will provide minute-by-minute updates, as well as all the key stats. Fans can also chose their Player of the Match at full-time.

When can I watch highlights?

Highlights will be available on newcastleunited.com and the Official Newcastle United App one hour after the full-time whistle.

Extended highlights will follow from midnight, with a full match replay the following day.

What's the Newcastle team news?

Fabian Schar and Bruno Guimarães are suspended, while Nick Pope, Emil Krafth, Jamaal Lascelles, and Callum Wilson remain absent through injury. Anthony Gordon will be assessed ahead of the match, following his facial injury at Tottenham Hotspur.

What's the Arsenal team news?

The Gunners will be without Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ben White, Raheem Sterling, Ethan Nwaneri, and Bukayo Saka through injury.

Kai Havertz has missed the last two Premier League matches through illness.

Which kits will be worn?

We will wear our home kit, featuring black and white shirts, black shorts, and black and white socks.

Arsenal will wear their home kit, with red and white shirts, white shorts, and red socks.

Form Guide

Arsenal - WWWWD

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All competitions form is shown. Form is displayed with the most recent fixture on the right

Last five meetings

Newcastle United 1-0 Arsenal (November 2024, Premier League)

Arsenal 4-1 Newcastle United (February 2024, Premier League)

Newcastle United 1-0 Arsenal (November 2023, Premier League)

Newcastle United 0-2 Arsenal (May 2023, Premier League)

Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle United (January 2023, Premier League)

Opposition stat leaders

Carabao Cup stats are shown

Goals

4 - Gabriel Jesus

3 - Ethan Nwaneri

2 - Kai Havertz

Assists

2 - Jakub Kiwior, Martin Odegaard

Passes

244 - Jakub Kiwior

215 - Jorginho

156 - William Saliba

Stats to wow your friends

This is only Newcastle’s third appearance in the League Cup semi-finals, but they’ve progressed to the final in each of the previous two (1975-76 vs Tottenham, 2022-23 vs Southampton).

Newcastle have lost just one of their last 15 matches in the League Cup (W10 D4), going down 2-0 to Manchester United in the 2023 final. However, one of those four draws resulted in a shootout loss to Chelsea last season.

Arsenal have won all four of their League Cup meetings with Newcastle, scoring 12 goals and conceding none. The last such match saw the Gunners win 4-0 at St James’ Park in the 2010-11 fourth round.

Newcastle have lost 12 of their last 13 away games against Arsenal in all competitions (D1), since a 1-0 win in November 2010 in the Premier League.

Arsenal have progressed from three of their last five League Cup semi-final ties, though did get eliminated in their last appearance at this stage in 2021-22. However, the Gunners haven’t won the first leg in any of their last seven semi-finals in the competition (D4 L3).

Arsenal have scored 11 goals in their three League Cup matches this season, netting at least three goals each time. They’ve never scored 3+ goals in four consecutive games in the competition.

Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus has been involved in 13 goals in his last nine starts in the League Cup (11 goals, 2 assists), netting a hat-trick against Crystal Palace in this season’s quarter-final.

This season, Alexander Isak scored Newcastle’s winner against Arsenal in the Premier League. The last Magpies player to score against the Gunners in two different games in a single campaign was Laurent Robert in 2001-02.